COSTER COUNTY REI'OBLICA * I ) . SI. AJUtUir.UHY , Vuttllihitr. I1BOKEN 1JOW , NKIIKSKn NEBRASKA NEWS. The annual picnic of the Nobrafiki old ( Settlors' association of Otoe coun ty wan hold tit Palmyra hist week. Tin oratoi-B were 13. J. Htirkett of Uncoil and Paul .lessen of Nebraska City , am n Varied program was carried out. The son of ex-Sheriff Harvey Hello way of Cnss county , wlvo was badlj scalded by accidentally upsetting i kettle of boiling water on himself , li Improving , although the burns he BUB 4talncd will bo BOHIO tlmo In healing At n regular meeting of the cltj council of Nebraska City a petltloi signed by 115 ladles nnd 85 men wni presented asking that body to problbl the running of slot machines In the city. The petition Is the outcome ol the lecture at tho" Baptist church bj Rev , . E. O. Taylor , the scientific toiu pernnco lecturer of Chicago , The pe tition waa referred to tlio city attor ney. ney.Word Word wns received in Beatrice an nouncing the death of Major S. 1' , Wlicclor In Now York. Major Wbeoloi was a former resident of Beatrice and wns ono of the most prominent citi zens of Gngo county nt ono tlmo. The news of his death was received with profound sorrow by all his old frieiuto nnd acquaintances. Major Wheeler was born In Wisconsin seventy-four years ago. J. 0. Harrlgan and Bob Clapp , to whom was entrusted the duty of re organizing Company n at Fnlrbury , are meeting with excellent success and expect to perfect an organization soon. A meeting was hold of the old mcmbera of the company who wore in the 'sorvlco at Chlekamaiign , and with very few exceptions they have signed the roll of the now company. Some thirty-six names have been secured at this writing. Central City authorities have dotor- mlned to make llfo miserable for "hoboes" and have accordingly enacted - acted an ordinance defining and pun ishing vagrancy. The marshal and Bherlff ran In ten wanderers , who were tried before Police Judge Hondurson. Nine of the number were duly con victed and sentenced to pay lines varying from $ l to ? 20 , and In default of payment to nerve tlmo on the streets or live on broad and water. Rov. J. 13. It. FolRom , pastor of the First Baptist chuu-h , Hastings , whoso resignation was voted upon tow weeks ago , has not made a definite announce ment to his congregation as to whether ho will Insist on his resignation being received or consent to remain , as ho had previously announced. Ho has selected two texts for the coming Sunday. Ono Is a "go" text and the other a "stay" text. If ho preaches from the hitter ho will continue to serve. A long petition , signed by several hundred members of the Second and Third Nebraska regiments has been placed In the hands of President Mil ler of the Creator America exposition , nuking that members of the three Ne braska regiments be given preference in the matter of guards for the expo sition. The list had many Blgnors , from every town almost In the state , nnd nlmost every company In those two regiments wns represented In the petition. 'Mrashal McGoff of Pierce arrested four crooks of the tramp type. When told by the marshal to accompany him from the stock yards , whore they were preparing dinner , they refused nnd It was necessary to club two of them Into submission. Two of them entered the general Btoro of . W. Elliott , and while ono occupied the attention of Mr. Elliott the other stole two pairs of trousers , which , In company with more stolen property , was subsequent ly recovered. James H. Bayard , colored , and N. Paugburn , white , of Omaha , were called before United States Commis sioner Anderson on the charge of giv ing boer to John White , an Indian. After listening to the testimony the commissioner held the two men In bonds of $300 each. Doing unable to furnish bonds , they were committed to the county jail. Uncle Sam will not tolerate the sale of "firewater" to Lo , u fact that violators ought lone Imve mulfratooil , Frank Dolon , an Irish laborer , who has been working at various Jobs about Ainsley the last six months , was taken to Broken Bow and ad judged Insane. Ho had been acting strangely for some tlmo past , and of late had been stopping wherever night overtook him and doing without food. Ho was captured by J. 0. Russell , village marshal , having lied to the country , claiming that ho was pur sued by a band of men who ho says would kill him when they caught him. Edward Adklns of Uoya county is charged with selling whisky to Koiba Ring. Standing Buffalo , Star Red Horse , Black War Bonnet and many other Slouc Indians on the Roesbud agency. Adklns was indicted at the May term of the United States court , 1898 , but was not apprehended until recently. The town of Naper Is close to the boundaries of the Rosebud agency , and hero It was that Adkins had his saloon. The testimony In the United -States court in Omaha on the part of the prosecution went to show that a large portion of the saloon trade was with the Indians , who were In the Sablt of visiting the place , becoming - coming intoxicated and noisy , Nate , the 15-year-old son of Danlol Owen of Norfolk , while assisting a companion out of the North Fork , slipped and fell Into the river and was drowned. At Cedar Creek Joseph "Wlnkler and Mike Brodbeck got into a quarrel. Wlnkler went Into the house and got his shotgun and coming to the front door fired the gun at young Brodbeck , the whole charge striking him In the middle of his arm half way between the elbow and shoulder. Being at close range It toro one-halt of his arm off , breaking all the boi cs. Physicians amputated the arm ilir'ec' Inches below the elbow. HIST mm DOE Their Position Ueforo Onluniplt Basic : Thnn Some Otliora. TIILNCIICS THAT WtRE YVONIOS , Ila.l Arnuircil TliiunVllli Htccl ( o Milieu Tliiini liniiri'Kliitlilo l'l o No- brnnkii Mrn Aiming tliu 1'lmt to I'tird ttiu Itlvor. Mnnlln correspondence Lincoln Jour- lull : liotwcon Cnluinplt and Caliunpnn Hint wandering regiment of Ncbnmkn volunteers IIMH taken up an abode iif trmifllcnt as peace. Tbey liavo lived foi' tbo paBt three days In tbo nlpii liuta lining the road between tbo two towiiH. The shelter IB opportune , for the rulny season IH opening up with al most nightly inanlfeslatlonB , and tbo boys have several times endured the inlHcrles of the deluge , with nothing "between" but a scanty poncho. The inou are expecting orders to go ahead , yet have not given up hopes ol lielng relieved. The hope , however , seems a faint one , nnd doomed to dis appointment. Great expectations wore raised and dashed by the recent Filipino pine commission farce , In which the two rebel officers asked tin armistice Instead of signifying some more dell- ultp Intention of surrender. The sooner thlH thing Is ended the better we will bo pleased. We are tired of killing and being killed. At home the fond hope may bo Indulged that the trouble In the Philippines Is over , but In ycari to come , when this regiment Is but n name , the press will be filled from time to time with stories of rupture with rebel bands of Killpinos. In coming up upon Cnluinplt after that memorable Sunday , our regiment WJIB given n somewhat easier position. For the first time our boys wore taken In from the rapidly swinging right flank to a middle position , which did not compel them to cover so much ground. The lighting was easier , too , but it was In this advance that Legg and Hanson received their mortal wounds , and Majors his very serious one. one.The trenches on the other Bide of the river , which must bo crossed before reaching Cnluinplt , were wonders In heir way. They were evidently built o bo Impregnable- Hold artillery. With n basis of earth , they were ribbed ogethcr by railroad ties , and armored With sheet steel nnd railroad Iron. They extended In series , occupying n rontago upon our line of ndvance of jotccn two and three miles. With port loleB snugly burrowed through nnd veil supplied with a store of ammunl- lon and "chow , " the swarms of Insur ants who lined up behind these young ortresses probably thought to make ho American advance decidedly un- ilcnsant. They pulled up the railroad rack on both sides of the stream , tore > ut n span of the Iron bridge , nnd cut- ing down the trees nnd undergrowth vblch obstructed their view of the country over which wo must march , iwaltcd the coming of their enemy by \doptlon. Well , when the generals got every- hlng fixed they pushed their infantry ip to the river bnnk right under the lose of the Iron-bound works. No one leedcd to tell the men to Ho down. They snuggled down Into the dirt like 'dust to duat , returning" some did ; others were only more or less Boroly vounded. The insurgents did nil the Jhooang then. The sun wns n little vuy up. Somebody Indulging In n houghtloHS fiction snld that It occurred n the "cool of the morning , " Following close upon the Infantry nine every piece of nrtlllery thnt could jo put into nctlon , the "three-two" ; uns , the quick-tire Nordcnfeldt , and npld-flre Hotcbklsa thundcrcrs , seven jr eight in all. Training the first hreo-tow" ( three nnd two-tenths Inch > ore ) upon the trenches , the gunner sprang aside nnd pulled the strhif- 'boom ! " It wns the first American voice of the morning. It said , "Buenos dhus" o the rebels , with shnrp candor. Some of them stopped firing as the boys siuiKKled along the brow of the river mnk. and fired volleys at the smoke of the gun. Our long akirmlsh line , lowever , hnd nwnkenpd. The boom of tbo big gun had sot it on fire. Vol- eys began to rip up the river , and all the way down again , while all of our juns turned in to hammer nwny at the nsurgont works , but without mnklng UUQb of nn Impression upon the sturdy slructurefl. The Infantry men seemed to under stand when they got the order , "rapid fire" tlwt they wore expected to go over the river nnd drive the "ntggora" out. Tor a tlmo the nir wns filled with ronrlng , the Filipinos answering with volley tumbling over volloy. Then our men began to go across tbo river , some with full equipment , others stripped of their clothes , holding only to their guns and belts. The water was shallow and there wns little need of swimming. When the rebels saw the Americans como scrambling up their steep bank , they fired and lied , unable to face such n Krlmlv determined charge. But Btrnnge to sny. fully half of the rebels , too fully occupied to notice the num bers croanlng the river , were caught by our attacking force Inside thofr tronchofl , and many wore shot down before they could get away. It IB said thnt flvo Nebraska men wore among the first to ford the rlvor. As they cllmbod the opposite bank , they Bhouted back through the din of the firing for tholr comrade to shoot the "niggers" as they chased them out. The work was ono of n series of short ones , and our boys entering around ono end llnnk sent the surprised rebels Hying out by the other flnnk and into the nro of our men upon the opposite bunk of the narrow stream. It wns n sorry day ror the rebels probably the BCOHO of their most crushing defeat. Wo have trusted that it would do much to discourage them , Hoeing nil their laborious efforts so soon overthrown , nnd so ninny of the-ir number killed nnd wounded. The Krng-Jorgeuscn rifles Issued to our boys nro proving generally suc cessful. The boys like thorn immense ly , especially" on account o7 tholr long range qualities and lightness of am munition. It Is. absurd to suppose that avoluntcer , can learn to take care of these rifles' ' , ns well as regulars. As the army now stands the volunteers nro Iwtler acquainted with the proper Him and medianIHIII of arm * than tin regular mildler. lioth regular am volunteer , know , however , thnt oftei In tlmo of need the "Krng" Is nn un reliable gun. One of thn main fnulti Is Hummed up against It Is the oftct heard condemnation , "she Htuck , " nn < when she sticks , xho IB stuck tight 1'vo Been men tug and sweat am swear at the brooch bolt of n temporarily arily utek'HH rifle , and all because o ! n grain of Hand or a little dryncsB 01 the working parts. The Mauaci doesn't nU ho shabbily In the face ol danger. It IB too simple in construc tion to do other than shoot , shoot shoot , with almost Incredible rapidity , There's many n man that knows and many n man by recent experience mndo wise , that Buys , "Uncle Sam needs a better than his best small arm. " Our now colonel IB a man well known to the regiment as a fighter of nerve nnd daring. Ho has been well to the front at all times since that night In February when ho faced the bullotn at the head of his batnlllon. Major Taylor Is another nervy lighter , a man who BCOI-IIB The use of cover for himself. Considering what bo and his mdn have passed through nnd the nlmost reckless during wltn which ho hns led them , the wonder is that ho is still able to lead. Stiiiulilril IK't HiiKiir Purtory. The work of putting In the founda tion of the Standard Hoot Sugar fac tory at Amos wan completed Monday nnd as the steel plates and beams for the building itBolf are already on the track at the grounds the building will soon begin to loom up , the largest sugnr fnctory In Nebraska. The now fnctory , which will have double the capacity of either the Grand Island or Norfolk factories , Is situated two miles north and half a mile west of Ames , west of the place known as the Mills farm. The object In locating It there instead of In town was to have It as centrally located for the farmers as possible , thus saving the time nnd expense of the company nnd the farm- is rs In hauling beets over a road some- Limes not in the best condition. Ground was broken for the building ns soon us the weather would permit , which was the first week In April. The Union Pacific railroad built n side track from the east end of the Ames yard , a mile ind a half north , then northwesterly iilong the side of the cutoff ditch a inllo nnd a half to the factory , and [ nit In several switch tracks nt the dto. The Elkhorn extended Its line from the Union Pacific crossing , a milo east of Ames , to Ames , connecting with the Union Pacific switch. All Lhc material and machinery can thus 1)0 laid down directly at the site , thus saving considerable expense In haul ing. ing.The The mnin building Is 300x100 feet. The foundation consists of piles drlveu Into the ground twenty-five feet , then cut oft eight feet below the Biirfnce , mnklng a platform about ten feet square. Between 1,800 and 2,000 plies wore used for the foundation of this nnd other buildings , the platforms of pIloB being about ten feet apart. On thorn was placed a plllnr of stool welded together with concrete eight foot In height. The buildings , except .1 few of the smaller ones , will bo entirely fireproof , no wood being used In their construction , the floors being rf concrete and the framework of steel tiud the walls of brick. OHo < < rK ClioM'ii for ( Jimrcl. The vote cast for regimental officers : > f the Second regiment , Nebraska Na tional Guard , was canvassed In the Illco of Adjutant General'Barry at : he state house , resulting in the selec tion of the following for the olllces mmed : Colonel , Arthur E. Campbell , Lin coln ; lieutenant colonel , Ernest H. fracy , Isobraska City ; major , William tiayward , Nebraska City. There are ten companies In the regl- nont and each commissioned officer ivas allowed to vote. Of the thirty jfllcors only twenty-six availed them- lolves of the opportunity to express ; helr preference. In connection with the method of selecting the officers , t has been rumored thnt some of the defeated candidates may institute n contest on the ground that none of the company officers who cast votes have been examined. The law provides that an officer must pass an examination before he is entitled to a commission. However , the present company ofllcors are onjdylug all the rights and privi leges of regularly commissioned offi cers. As the vote on the different candidates was by no means close , it Is not thoimht that the election will bo conteateof. All of those selected have hnd ex perience ns military men. Mr. Camp bell was captain of Company F of Lincoln and Mr , Hayward captain of the Nebraska City company of the Second regiment of Nebraska volun teers. Ernest Tracy wns major of the same regiment. The total vote was as follows : For colonel Arthur E. Campbell , Lincoln. 22 ; William Bts- chef , Nebraska City , -1. For lieutenant colonel Ernest H. Tracy. 21 ; William Bischof , 2 ; William C- Mopes , 3. For major William Haywnrd , Nebraska City , 10 ; William C. Mapos , Omaha , 3. Nolimxlm In Krlof. Washington special : Earnest A. Bessoy of Opiaha has been appointed assistant vegetable pathologist In the agricultural department at a salary of fl.OOO. Henry W , Lehman , vice Fred A. Kllnko , has been appointed n letter - tor carrier nt Omaha. Articles of Incorporation for the Yankton , Norfolk & Southern railroad wcro drawn up at Norfolk. The cap ital stock Is ? 1,800,000 , The articles provide that Yankton shall bo the northern , Omaha the southern and Kearney the southwestern terminus nnd Norfolk the principal place of business , Capital to the amount of $200,000. In ton blocks of J20.000 each , has boon subscribed by Omaha capitalists , bank ers and business men for the erection of n beet sugar fnctory in the Immedi ate vicinity of Omnhn. While the movement "was started several months ago by ono of the subscribers to stock it le only within the Inst few days that the required cnpltal has boon se cured , nnd until the company is for mally organized the stockholders de cline to give details for publication. ARE ON VERGE OFW \ Action of Uitlamlors May Precipitate Conflict in tbo Transvnnl , DETERMINED TO HOLD A MEETIM Xitiloor UtithcrliiKft I'rolilliltrd uiul i CInMh ultli Atitliorltli-H Mity JU-Milt No J'ropOHiil for Mfilli Uiin An Out look of nn U/ly / Clniriu-tcr. LONDON , June 12. It is not 1m- probable that the crlsla In the Trans vaal will be hastened today by BOUK untoward Incident at Johannesburg. J U. Robinson , the South African mil lionaire and mine owner , received n telegram today from his agent at Jo- nianncsburg saying the situation then IB most serious. The agent added thai n maBB meeting of inlanders will be held today In order to confirm and support the proposals of the British high commissioner , Sir Alfred Mllner , AH open-air meetings are not Improb able , If the necessary permission Is not obtained , that the poll e will endeavor to stop the meeting. The concensus of opinion among prominent Utlanders and South African capitalists In London Is that the Brit ish government is in n tight fix , that it cannot retreat from lt position nnd that If President Kruger does not re cede war Is Inevitable. Regarding the tmggestlon that the United States bo asked to mediate be tween the Transvaal and Great Britain , Joseph II. Choate , the United States ambassador , says : "While every good American would welcome the possibil ity of helping a solution of the present situation , wo hav not been approached In the matter , and I personally know nothing of this proposed mediation by America. " An official of the foreign office In conversation with a representative of the Associated Press said : "Wo have not approached America , nor has America approached us In this matter , and It Is very unlikely that America will be asked to do anything of the kind , much ns wo value the good fool ing existing between the two coun tries. " A detachment of 200 royal engineers sailed today for South Africa from Southampton. PRETORIA , Transvaal Republic , Tune 12. After deliberation in secret nil the morning the Volksraad yester- lay afternoon approved President Kru- ? er's franchise proposals and Instruct ed the government to draw them up In the form of a law , which will be sub mitted to the Volksraad. The Volksraad yesterday also passed x resolution of regret that the British high commissioner had not accepted President Kruger's proposals , which : be Volksraad "considers reasonable in 'ho highest degree. " CLOSE Of WOODMEN SESSION. Snlnrles of llcnil Cixiiip OlllclnlH Knlsud Ill-solutions I'nNscd In UlortliiK Hours. KANSAS CITY. June 12 With the final adjournment this morning of the eleventh blennlnl heart cnmp of the Modern Woodmen of America closed the moat important and most success ful gathering of the order since Its In ception. Several thousand delegates and friends had left for their homes yesterday and only a comparatively few remained today. Among the last acts of the conven- : lon was the advancing of salaries , as follows : Head consul , 55,000 ; head clerk , $ -1,500 ; head bunker , $3,000 ; board of directors , $15 per day ; board of auditors , $12 per day ; law commit tee , $12 per day. A law was made giving the board of dU'dctors authority to collect from nombers In any state a special assess- nent oqanl to any tax upon the order's business levied by an Insurance com- nlssloner. Resolutions endorsing the trades day n Juno as Memorial day , a committee to prepare uniform drill manual , fav- aring union labor , placing memorial window to dead soldier Woodmen in icad building and making C. C. Hauler loot leurcate , were adopted. The head consul and executive board will prepare a new emblem for the or- ler and a uniform , both of which will bo ofllclal , but not obligatory on the : amps. On the question of suicide and Us jffect on the death claims the board ivas given authority to use Its dlscro- .lon. Hold Nttlmiflkn Hoys' -Mull. SAN FRANCISCO , Cal. , Juno 12 , Thomas J. Ford , local superintendent of the United States mall , has receiv ed telegraphic Instruct Ions from Washington to hold at the San Fran cisco postofllce all mall for members of the First California and the First Nicbraska regiments and to send to Portland , Ore. , all mall for the Oregon eglment. The inference Is that these regiments will land in America before any mall could reach them In Manila. It is probable that the homeward- bound transports will not stop at Hon olulu. ScukH Liberty. NEW YORK , June 12. George Gor don Battle of counsel for Roland B. Mollnoux , charged with the death of Mrs. Adams , appeared before Justice Uildersleeve In supreme court cham- > ers today and obtained writs of pro- ilbltlon , habeas corpus and certlorarl n the case , citing Justice Joroino of : he court of special sessions and Dla- ; rlct Attorney Gardner to appear be fore Justice Glldersleevo at 10:30 : o'clock Monday morning to show cause why Roland 11. Mollnoux Is detained In prison. The writ of prohibition sots forth that inasmuch as the grand | ury could not review the case without ' out an order of the court 'of general sessions , an Inferior magistrate Is without Jurisdiction. The writ of hab eas corpus orders Warden Hagen to produce Mollneux in court Monday and the writ of certlorarl reviews the proceedings before Magistrate Jerome. WASHINGTON , Juno 12. A cable gram has been received at the navy department today from Captain Dar ker , the naval olllcoc In command at Manila , announcing the suddeu death of Captain Henry Nichols GlflMANS OBJECT TO SECRECY Hi'lKirlx .Sent Out I'uniio Confvrciici' , THE HAGUE , .Tune 12. The chlcl delegates to the peace conference mel today to diHciiss German complatnU against the secrecy Imposed upon the delegates and the consequent of mis leading reports published and it is un derstood that Count Minister , head ol the German delegation , was Instructor to propose that the protocols for tin plenary sittings of the committees be published immediately after they arc aiawn up. American delegates tell the repre sentative hero of the Associated Press that they are Btlll confident of the adoption of some of their chief pro jects for arbitration , but the prelimi nary discussion yesterday Indicates the impossibility of maintaining them all. For Instance , It Is impossible tc carry the proposals thnt the Judges ol the arbitration tribunal be elected by the highest court of Justice of each country , as some of the European countries do not possess a Judicial or ganization permitting such procedure , It Is expected that the likeliest out come will be that each country will be free to choose the manner of nominat ing Its own judges. The Americans propose to Insist upon a permanent tribunal. If this IH Impossible they hope to obtain at any rate the institution of a perma nent commission. They will also in- slat on other points. MEN WE HAVE LOST. JJoport of disunities for March nnl Dur- lu the Wiir. WASHINGTON , June 12. Among the reports submitted by General Otis concerning the operations of the army In Manila , ono Is from Colonel Henry Lipplncott , chief surgeon of life army ' for the month of March. Colonel Lin- [ ilncott says : . The long fist of engagements be tween our troops and the Filipinos con tinuing through the month resulted in the following casualties to our com mand : Killed , officers , G ; enlisted meriTTlT Died from wounds , ofllcers , 2 ; en listed men , 14. Wounded , ofllcers , 18 ; enlisted men , loaTotal Total casualties for the month , 59C. Total casualties since outbreak , 1,029. Our force has been much overworked , libut nevertheless has mot with every 3mergency. Major Crosby has put up excellent tent wards , and the purveyor , Major Corblscer , has furnished nbuncl- int supplies of till kinds at short no tice. Considering the work done and lisadvantages we labor under , being so far from our base , I can safely say : hat the success In meeting all require ments thus far has been marvelous. The Filipino wounded will receive the same kind of attention they have in the past , no efforts being spared to make them comfortable and give them svory chance for recovery. Number of Filipinos admitted to hos pital during the month , 85 ; number iled , 8 ; number transferred , 22 ; re maining In hospital under treatment , (08. ( Stnttio of nn t'x-1'rcHldrnt. NEW YORK. Juno 12. Not long after ox-Presldont Chester A. Arthur tiled n fund was started among his friends to erect a statue to his mem- Dry. So little noise was made over live work that it sank out of sight 3f the general public and many per sons will bo surprised to hear that the statno will bo unveiled in Madison square next Tuesday afternoon. When the subscriptions had reached 525,000 the committee deemed the sum mlficlent nnd gave the order for a Jronze statue to George E. BIssell , the sculptor. The statue represents Gen- jral Arthur seated , with his eye glass es in one hand and a book in the Jther. He appears as though Just ibout to rise from the chair , which s a fac simile of one he used when In : ho White House. The statue will stand at the northeast corner of Mad- son square , opposite the Old Union Lxjugue club building , now the Man hattan club's home , with which Gener- il Arthur wan closely Identified. AVtnry nml On Foot. CHEYENNE , Wyo. , June 12. A nessongcr reached Casper today from he posse which Is chasing the Union 'aclflc dynamiters with the the news hat two of the men had been seen Thursday nt the Bar C ranch , owned > y Robert Tlsdale , seventy-five miles lorth of Casper and about thirty miles rom the Holo-ln-the-Wall. The fugi- Ives wore soeu by Al Flood , assistant oremnn for Tlsdale , who recognized Jeorge Curry and ono of the Roberts irothers. The men wore on foot nnd vero jaded and apparently much worn by their long struggle to evade capture. The ofllcers in pursuit arc In the amo region with the fugitives and heir capture is reasonably certain. Extreme care must bo exorcised , how- ver , in the hunt to avoid n repetition of the ambush by which Sheriff Hnzeu est his life. The Union Pacific com pany is sending out provisions , sun- > lles nnd fresh horses to the posse so lint there will bo no hindrance In con- Inning the search for the outlaws. Hopeful for Itlnnil. ST. LOUIS , Mo. , Juno 12. A special to the Republic from Lebanon , Mo. , says that Richard P. Bland Is slightly setter this evening. During the day 10 wns able to take some nourishment. Ic regained consciousness and talked with those about him. While the at- ending physicians will not say wheth er there Is n chance for the patient's recovery , the family nnd friends are hopeful. A dispatch from the Associated 'ress correspondent at Lebanon says that nt 10 o'clock tonight Mr. Bland was reported resting quietly , but whol- y unconscious. The increased brlght- nes shown by him early In the day and the seeming change for the better n the condition of the patient has jeon followed tonight by a more pro nounced state of coma. To Ji'umo It Fort Ivghert. WASHINGTON , D. C. , June 12. By direction of the president two forts in Aaska have been named in honor of army offlcere. The one at the mouth of the Tana rlvor will be known as F.qrt Gibbon , Brooklyn has a "hospital for bread winners , " to bo occupied by women , and although an unfortunate woman who had lost nil her money would pro- bnbly bo cared for in the same way as her sisters It is understood that the class which It Is Intended to ben efit most directly is thnt Inrgo body of tbo Intelligent , thrifty nnd Industrious that earns Its livelihood by services as clerks , typewriters , stenographers , nurses , drcssmnkers ctc. Trouble is like n mudholo ; it's easy enough to get In , but takes all one's power to get out. Many .good people prefer to take all the risks themselves , rather than let the church cntch nny disease f oni the rot oi all evil. I.numlry Work Miulo Ku y. To < lo away with tlio drudgery of the laundry use "Faultless Starch. " It gives the beet results with tlio lonst amount of labor. All grocers ; largo package , lOc. Now comes the season of distress , When weary mortals hero below Look upward in dismay and guess How high the mercury will go. Washington Star. Mrs.Vlnslow' Soothing Syrnp. For children teething , notions the Bums , reduces In flammation , ollaye pain , euros wind colic. 23o abottla About the time a man gets ready to lay up something for a rainy day It begins to rain. "There's ono consolation , " thought the rubber ball , "I don's lose my posi tion every time I get bounced. "Evil Dispositions Are Early Shown/ ' Just so evil in the blood comes out in shape of scrofula , pimples , etc. , in children and young people. Taken in lime H can be eradicated by using Hood's Sarsaparilla , ( America's Greatest Medi cine. It vitalizes and enriches the blood. WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. 174 Winchester Avenue , Now Haven , Conn , Epworth League NATIONAL CONVENTION. V INDIANAPOLIS , IND. , JULY 2023 , 1899. One Fare Round Trip Kxcept tlmt from points within 33 ' mlloH the excursion fare will bo One nut ! Ono-thlr.l Fnre for Hound. Trip not to exceed ono dollar. 'BIG FOUR" lifl'v SnPaiF'.Mwotl Bnl ? rr.l" . " " Point * inly II ) . 2O. ai. From nil points within 75 . . Itctnrnlnir tickets will bo Rood to leave hlt1lVRi'0u ! tto July , " ' " 'til provIsS .lint If tickets iiro deposited with Joint Jsrent nt Indliitmpollf * not Inter than July 54th , nnd payment of foe of BO cents nt the iliV00if ' ? ' " " * tickets iimy bo extended to ? " " " lnol < HnK August SI . IHtfU For full Information regarding tickets , rates i ? , , r ° utcs "n < l t'rao ' of trnlnu. call on agents 'IJiR Pour Route , " or address the undersigned. : . 0. McCOHMICK , WARREN J. LYNCH , tut. Trtdlc Slur. Ant. Or n. fan , & Tic CINCINNATI , O , The Greatest Railway Systems of the United Rtates Use CARTER'S INK They wouldn't use It If It wasn't good. Costs you no more than poor Ink. Insist upon having it. IR , KAY'S ' RENOVATOR ample , free Ivook and free ndvlco how to cure Ue very worst cases of dyspcpnla , constlpa- lon , bilious heudncho , liver , kidney and lung lsoas s. Remedv by mall for 25 cw. and ft. ) r. D. J. Kny Medlcnl Co. , SurntoRa , N. Y. CURE YOURSELF ! Uro Dig for unnatural UlncImrKi'8 , tntlammutione , Irritations or ulceratloni of mucous membranes. . I'nlulcos , and not nstrln- \THlEvmCHUiC l.Co. gent ur poibonoun. Nalil by I > rnKKl < * . 'or dent In plain wrapjvr , Jiy express , prupald. for IIm , .orSlmltltii. 12.75. - . " Circular ecnt on request WHEAT WHEAT WHEAT "Nothing but wheat ; what you might call a Hea of wheat , " Is what was sola by a lecturer speaking of Western Can ada. For particulars as to routes , rail way fares , etc. , apply to Superintendent of Immigration , Department Interior , Ot tawa , Canada , or to AV. V. Bennett , SOI New York Llfo Bulldlns. Omaha. Neb. Or , Kay's Lung Balm